Shawn, thank you! The tube works perfect. I'm planning to switch from my HEQ5-Pro mount to EQ-6R moun so that it can carry 10" Meade. I have some deep sky astrophotography with this telescope in mind.
First time I've seen your video and I loved the difference you show with your new telescope compared to the old one. I bought one years ago and never used it yet but I don't think it will be very good as only about 100mm across but I have thought get one of these new things that look lots better and easier to operate 😅
You should see more details through your 16" Newtonian. Your collimation is probably off. I've had a hard time keeping my 10" Newtonian astrograph collimated. It has a fast focal ratio of 3.9 so it's difficult to get it collimated as the lower the focal ratio the smaller the sweet spot.
Thank you for you comment! I’m not sure you catch it right. I wish I have 16” telescope, but I don’t have it :) I have 6” Newtonian that’s given me good results on Jupiter (you can check the video that is before this one). I’ve heard that it’s possible to collimate Schmidt Cassegrain telescope, and I haven’t done this part yet :)
Hi, I also have a telescope like yours. Can you give me some information about autoguiding (drivers, apps, etc)? I saw from the video that you connected RS232 cable for PC control. Thank you.
Hi, Francesco. Eventually, I ended up mounting this telescope on a different mount - Sky-Watcher EQ6-R pro. The old mount had some issues with hand controller, so I decided didn't touch it but use a different mount (since I had one).
Thanks! I haven’t used Celestron SC 235/2350, so I cannot give you an objective opinion to you. If you talk about 10" version of Meade 10", this telescope has a little bigger aperture than Celestron you mentioned. If you do visual observations of planets, I'm not sure you'll see any difference on the average seeing condisions. If you taking pictures, 10" will show you more smaller details, but once again it'll work in great seeing conditions.
Just a few days ago I “inherited” a similar scope (10” Meade LX200 EMC f/6.3 1600mm) that was donated to my astronomy club (Astronomical Society of New Haven. I haven’t really been able to use it yet but I can’t wait! I still can’t believe that I own this thing…
I have the same set up (Scope and Camera) and great to see what I can get as 99% of the time I capture DSO so would be great to see what you can get :-) Great video also! And now subscribed! Simon
Thank you, Simon! Unfortunately, I don’t have a good equatorial mount that can fit this huge tube. I might get a better mount later this year. The azimuthal mount I have now is capable of taking long exposure pictures, but there you will definitely face “field rotation issue”. As a result its better to have an equatorial mount or an equatorial wedge. Thank you for subscribing!
I saw the image of Saturn on your computer screen. Does it look like that with your naked eye, or is that just a product of the quality of the camera? I have the Meade 12" SCT but with my eye all I get is a blob with the general shape of the rings...no definition at all.
Hello there! Sorry, I have missed your comment! It looks pretty much the same with naked eye and even better since there is no "noise" that cameras produce. It seems like your image was either not in focus, or your telescope might needed to be collimated.
Two reasons: 1) I don't want to spend $700 for a wedge. 2) The mount I have is really old, so it's better to purchase EQ6-R mount. I'm going to buy one later. Yes, it's more expensive. However, it'll worth it.
@@AstroCreation yeah, they are not cheap. I bought my maksutov 7" on a lx200 a half year ago. We got to an agreement on the price and while I was loading in the dude came with the wedge "hey, I also got this thing, you may have it if you want, I don't use it"... Nice guy 😎... Here they go still for €250 over the counter,-
@@DirkDirk1983 thanks! I appreciate it! Without a wedge you would experience field rotation that you can fix during the editing process or purchasing wedge or field rotator.
@@AstroCreation yeah, the software these days can correct a crazy amount of data 😍... My friend takes amazing planetary images by just using his Newtonian and let it cross the fov. Then just center it with PiPp 😇... Deepsky imaging on the other hand. You can try, but then you definitely need a polar align mount.
@@Ilikeshake in astrophotography we use "focal length" as a measure of "magnification". In my case I used 2x Barlow lens that gave me 5,000mm focal length. You get higher "magnification" when the focal length increases. I had camera placed instead of an eyepiece.
@@AstroCreation I know, but since magnification = focal length / eyepiece focal length but there is no eyepiece, how will be the magnification determined now?
@@Ilikeshake we don't typically talk about "magnification" in the same way you would with visual astronomy, but you can determine image scale that is given in arcseconds per pixel. You can calculate image scale using this formula: Image Scale (arcsec/pixel) = (206.265 × Pixel Size (microns)) / Focal Length (mm) Where: - 206.265 is a constant used to convert from radians to arcseconds. - Pixel Size of your camera (microns) is the size of one pixel on the camera sensor, typically provided in the camera's specifications. - Focal Length (mm) is the focal length of the telescope being used. I hope it helps!
Using a dobsonian to see planets and celestial bodies other than sun and moon , one have to do too much struggle , even I face this struggle while pointing to saturn and jupiter everytime
@@soumanjanbose2680 hi i kinda fixed that with 2 weight bags later after my first comment it's a world of difference XD but yea after that its still a little bit of strugle but much less now, i got jupiter pretty steady a few times
I'm sorry I've missed your comment. I use FireCapture app to record videos of planets. There are the next programms I use for processing: AutoStakkert, Registax, WinJupos, and Adobe Photoshop.
Great video George! I'm glad you were able to get the telescope up and working. Keep the videos coming.
Shawn, thank you!
The tube works perfect. I'm planning to switch from my HEQ5-Pro mount to EQ-6R moun so that it can carry 10" Meade. I have some deep sky astrophotography with this telescope in mind.
Still freaks me out to think what it was like for the first people to see these celestial objects in such detail. Mind blown!
Your pics came out great!!! 🤩
Samantha, thank you!
Looks like you were able to pull out the hexagon on the north pole of Saturn. Can't wait to look through this scope at Skywatch or Nightwatch!
Yes, there is a part of the hexagon on the picture.
I'll join one of Sky/NightWatch event in the future!
Clear skies !!
Those are amazing pictures!
Thank you, Ms. Heidi!
Wow, that's wonderful, good job bro, keep it up
Thanks!
Love it, thanks! 🙏
Absolutely gorgeous images!
First time I've seen your video and I loved the difference you show with your new telescope compared to the old one.
I bought one years ago and never used it yet but I don't think it will be very good as only about 100mm across but I have thought get one of these new things that look lots better and easier to operate 😅
You should see more details through your 16" Newtonian. Your collimation is probably off. I've had a hard time keeping my 10" Newtonian astrograph collimated. It has a fast focal ratio of 3.9 so it's difficult to get it collimated as the lower the focal ratio the smaller the sweet spot.
Thank you for you comment!
I’m not sure you catch it right. I wish I have 16” telescope, but I don’t have it :)
I have 6” Newtonian that’s given me good results on Jupiter (you can check the video that is before this one).
I’ve heard that it’s possible to collimate Schmidt Cassegrain telescope, and I haven’t done this part yet :)
It’s cool that your 10” telescope is so fast. I’ve had some experience collimating f/4. Yeah, it’s hard to keep it sometimes
Hi, I also have a telescope like yours. Can you give me some information about autoguiding (drivers, apps, etc)? I saw from the video that you connected RS232 cable for PC control. Thank you.
Hi, Francesco. Eventually, I ended up mounting this telescope on a different mount - Sky-Watcher EQ6-R pro. The old mount had some issues with hand controller, so I decided didn't touch it but use a different mount (since I had one).
The Meade LX200 or a Celestron SC 235/2350? Which has better image quality for planets? Your results are very good, I would be happy with that.
Thanks!
I haven’t used Celestron SC 235/2350, so I cannot give you an objective opinion to you. If you talk about 10" version of Meade 10", this telescope has a little bigger aperture than Celestron you mentioned.
If you do visual observations of planets, I'm not sure you'll see any difference on the average seeing condisions. If you taking pictures, 10" will show you more smaller details, but once again it'll work in great seeing conditions.
Just a few days ago I “inherited” a similar scope (10” Meade LX200 EMC f/6.3 1600mm) that was donated to my astronomy club (Astronomical Society of New Haven. I haven’t really been able to use it yet but I can’t wait! I still can’t believe that I own this thing…
Congratulations, Fred! You’ve gotten a really good telescope. In your case it’s even “faster” if we talk about focal length 👍
@@AstroCreation clear skies!
@@astrolibrarian you too! Good luck with new scope!
Check this out. I just discovered this:
th-cam.com/video/Nv2tshAsO8k/w-d-xo.html
I have the same set up (Scope and Camera) and great to see what I can get as 99% of the time I capture DSO so would be great to see what you can get :-) Great video also! And now subscribed! Simon
Thank you, Simon! Unfortunately, I don’t have a good equatorial mount that can fit this huge tube. I might get a better mount later this year.
The azimuthal mount I have now is capable of taking long exposure pictures, but there you will definitely face “field rotation issue”. As a result its better to have an equatorial mount or an equatorial wedge.
Thank you for subscribing!
@@AstroCreation I have and EQ6 R Pro which works - good luck !
Very nice, congratulations !
It’s a beautiful scope
Amazing captures 👏
A newbie question: where is a big red spot on the Jupiter image? Didn't notice it. Thank you.
On the other side :)
It wasn’t visible at the time of capturing
I saw the image of Saturn on your computer screen. Does it look like that with your naked eye, or is that just a product of the quality of the camera? I have the Meade 12" SCT but with my eye all I get is a blob with the general shape of the rings...no definition at all.
Hello there! Sorry, I have missed your comment! It looks pretty much the same with naked eye and even better since there is no "noise" that cameras produce.
It seems like your image was either not in focus, or your telescope might needed to be collimated.
Do you have it on an eq mount?
Why don't you use a polar wedge for imaging ?
Two reasons:
1) I don't want to spend $700 for a wedge.
2) The mount I have is really old, so it's better to purchase EQ6-R mount. I'm going to buy one later. Yes, it's more expensive. However, it'll worth it.
@@AstroCreation yeah, they are not cheap. I bought my maksutov 7" on a lx200 a half year ago. We got to an agreement on the price and while I was loading in the dude came with the wedge "hey, I also got this thing, you may have it if you want, I don't use it"... Nice guy 😎... Here they go still for €250 over the counter,-
Btw, great results 👍🏼... For planetary imaging a wedge won't make a major difference I think. A slight improvement perhaps...
@@DirkDirk1983 thanks! I appreciate it!
Without a wedge you would experience field rotation that you can fix during the editing process or purchasing wedge or field rotator.
@@AstroCreation yeah, the software these days can correct a crazy amount of data 😍... My friend takes amazing planetary images by just using his Newtonian and let it cross the fov. Then just center it with PiPp 😇... Deepsky imaging on the other hand. You can try, but then you definitely need a polar align mount.
Was the view with the maximum magnification?
Nice video. Thank you.
You can't beat a scope with plenty of girth!
Wow 👏👏
Thank you for supporting!
@@AstroCreation you are making very high quality videos man, keep it up!
Thank you!
Ur videos are really helpful
Thank you! I'm glad you like them!
@@AstroCreation 😄😄😄😄😄😄
How much is weight of tube telescope ?
I believe it is around 26 lbs.
I loved your telescope, excellent. Good job.
What mm eyepiece did you use?
Hello! I didn't use any eyepieces when imaging.
Then what was used to magnify the image? How is magnification determined then?
@@Ilikeshake in astrophotography we use "focal length" as a measure of "magnification". In my case I used 2x Barlow lens that gave me 5,000mm focal length. You get higher "magnification" when the focal length increases. I had camera placed instead of an eyepiece.
@@AstroCreation I know, but since magnification = focal length / eyepiece focal length but there is no eyepiece, how will be the magnification determined now?
@@Ilikeshake we don't typically talk about "magnification" in the same way you would with visual astronomy, but you can determine image scale that is given in arcseconds per pixel. You can calculate image scale using this formula:
Image Scale (arcsec/pixel) = (206.265 × Pixel Size (microns)) / Focal Length (mm)
Where:
- 206.265 is a constant used to convert from radians to arcseconds.
- Pixel Size of your camera (microns) is the size of one pixel on the camera sensor, typically provided in the camera's specifications.
- Focal Length (mm) is the focal length of the telescope being used.
I hope it helps!
$20k?
i think its $8k
The 21k is the meade lx600 acf 16 inch
Damn that looks good i am struggling with my 12 inch dobsonian to get it in place, because it's not recommended for astrophotography Xd
No worries. I know how hard it can be to capture planets using a Dobsonian, but it’s possible 👍
Using a dobsonian to see planets and celestial bodies other than sun and moon , one have to do too much struggle , even I face this struggle while pointing to saturn and jupiter everytime
@@soumanjanbose2680 hi i kinda fixed that with 2 weight bags later after my first comment it's a world of difference XD but yea after that its still a little bit of strugle but much less now, i got jupiter pretty steady a few times
Nice Guy
I COULD SEE BETTER WITH MY ORION SKYQUEST DOBSONIAN CLASSIC XT1O.
That’s awesome! Glad you had great seeing conditions!
@@AstroCreation, I was kidding. I'm sure your telescope is better than mine.
Приятно видеть русских в Америке 👍🏻🤝😎
👍😁
What program/app did you use to capture the video? Which app/program did you use to create your final image? Thanks. Clear Skies! TheNarSide. Narrie
I'm sorry I've missed your comment. I use FireCapture app to record videos of planets. There are the next programms I use for processing: AutoStakkert, Registax, WinJupos, and Adobe Photoshop.